Square Feet, Square Meters, Acres, and Hectares: Area Conversions
October 21, 2026
Area units are the square of length units, so conversion factors are squared too. One meter is 3.28084 feet, so one square meter is 3.28084² = 10.7639 square feet. One square foot is 0.092903 square meters, so a 1,500 sq ft home is 139.35 m². An acre is 43,560 square feet (4,046.86 m²), and a hectare is 10,000 m², or 2.471 acres.
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Property listings in the US use square feet and acres, while most of the world uses square meters and hectares.
| From | To | Multiply by |
|---|---|---|
| Square feet | Square meters | 0.092903 |
| Square meters | Square feet | 10.7639 |
| Acres | Square feet | 43,560 |
| Acres | Hectares | 0.404686 |
| Hectares | Acres | 2.47105 |
| Square miles | Square kilometers | 2.58999 |
Worked Examples
An apartment listed at 75 m² is 75 × 10.7639 = 807 square feet. A 1,500 sq ft house is 1,500 × 0.092903 = 139.4 m². A half-acre lot is 21,780 square feet, about 2,023 m². A 5-hectare farm is 12.36 acres.
A rough shortcut: square meters × 11 is a decent estimate of square feet, and square feet ÷ 11 estimates square meters, within about 2%.
Why the Squares Matter
A common mistake is to convert area using the length factor. Multiplying square meters by 3.28 instead of 10.76 understates the area by a factor of more than three.
Also check what a listing counts. Some countries quote gross floor area including walls, others net usable area, and some include balconies or shared spaces, so two homes with the same listed size can feel different.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many square feet are in a square meter?
10.7639.
How many square feet are in an acre?
43,560.
How many acres are in a hectare?
2.471 acres.
Why isn't the factor 3.28 for areas?
Because area is length squared, so the factor is 3.28², about 10.76.